Japan Council:Kansas City

City of Grandview Sister City (Harunamachi)

Purpose / Mission: Promoting individual understanding, a continuing relationship of mutual concern, and a consciousness of our role as world citizens between the people of Grandview, Missouri and Haruna, Japan.

Year Established: —–

Meetings: Semi-annual meetings held in April and October.

Main Activities: Annual Junior and Senior High student exchanges for ten days in the summer. Exchanges from Grandview to Haruna every other year and Haruna to Grandview in the alternating years.